| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxiii, 408 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
What Is El Sistema? -- To Play and to Struggle: El Sistema in Venezuela -- The Global Spread of the El Sistema Vision -- Understanding El Sistema: A Few Key Ideas -- Key Elements of the El Sistema Learning Environment -- Radical Inclusion -- Ensemble Learning -- Peer Learning -- Music as Passion and Expressivity -- Intensity -- High Musical Aspiration -- Family and Community Involvement -- Overview of a Movement -- Different Cultures, Different Needs -- Following the Money -- Connecting the Dots -- What We Can Learn from El Sistema -- A Reflection and a Celebration. |
| Summary |
"An eye-opening view of the unprecedented global spread of El Sistema-- intensive music education that disrupts the cycles of poverty,"--Amazon.com. |
| Subject |
Music -- Instruction and study -- Social aspects.
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Music -- Instruction and study -- Social aspects -- Venezuela.
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Fundación Musical Simón Bolívar.
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| Added Author |
Booth, Eric, author.
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| ISBN |
9780393245646 (hardcover) |
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0393245640 (hardcover) |
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